Childcare: Tax Allowances

(asked on 15th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of families in Scotland eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and not receiving it.


Answered by
Emma Reynolds Portrait
Emma Reynolds
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This question was answered on 14th October 2026

The eligible population for Tax-free Childcare (TFC) is estimated at the UK level and no estimate has been made by UK nation.

The numbers of families in receipt of TFC in Scotland on a monthly and annual basis are available in the publication linked below (Tables 6 and 8).

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-free-childcare-quarterly-statistics

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